Timeline: Seattle arena and Sonics relocation

April 16, 2014

Joe Dyer/seattlepi.com

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June 26, 2012: In an email to constituents, Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin says he thinks it's ''unlikely'' the Sodo arena proposal would be approved in its current form, saying a new venue should be built through only private investment. Other city councilmembers tell seattlepi.com that Conlin jumped the gun, and that the arena debate is far from over.

June 26, 2012: In an email to constituents, Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin says he thinks it's ''unlikely'' the Sodo arena proposal would be approved in its current form, saying a new venue should be built through only private investment. Other city councilmembers tell seattlepi.com that Conlin jumped the gun, and that the arena debate is far from over.